Prosecutor General’s Office scraps criminal charges against ex-PM Fico

The investigator has been ordered to look into the case from scratch.

Smer chair Robert Fico.Smer chair Robert Fico. (Source: TASR - Jaroslav Novák)

The Prosecutor General's Office cancelled the indictment of Robert Fico, former prime minister and opposition leader of the Smer party, and three other persons in the Súmrak-Twilight case on Tuesday.

The head investigator brought charges against them in April.

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One of the three defendants is also former interior minister Robert Kaliňák of the Smer party, the TASR news agency wrote.

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